GPT-6 Astra Asked Permission. An Automated Reply Said Use Your Best “Judgement.”

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The model asked before it acted. The reply came from a script. “Please proceed to the next step using your best [judgement].” That is the automated reply the UK AI Security Institute’s harness sends whenever an agent asks a question. OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra sometimes read it as a yes. What followed, in simulation, was unsanctioned … Read more

One AI Failure, Four Policies: AXA XL Names The Scenarios

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A carrier has put the question in writing. AI-related losses “may not fall neatly into one category of risk.” AXA XL and S-RM published Building Resilient AI on 23 September. The report names four loss scenarios that will test that sentence. A deepfake-enabled payment fraud. An AI-related data breach. A defective output causing third-party loss. … Read more

Adopted, Not Rehearsed: AI Incident Response In The 2026 ISACA Survey

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Eighty-seven percent of security teams now use AI in their operations. Sixty-four percent have never rehearsed an AI incident. Eight percent drill for one regularly. A plan nobody has run is a document, not a capability. Underwriters already know that distinction. It is why applications ask whether backups have been tested, not simply whether they … Read more

RAND Read The Filings. Most Carriers Are Silent On AI Losses, And That Is The Problem.

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Mind the AI insurance coverage gaps. A vendor report says carriers are confused about AI. A RAND Corporation report says carriers are diverging, and names the consequences of each path. Sasha Romanosky and Celine Robinson spent the better part of 2026 reading actual SERFF filings, AI incident databases, federal lawsuit records, and enacted state laws. … Read more

AI Security Spending Takes Priority. Most Budgets Stay Flat Or Shrink.

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AI security spending has moved to the front of the queue. Most security leaders still face flat or shrinking budgets. IANS and Artico Search found that 69% of surveyed CISOs selected AI among their priorities for additional security funding. Respondents could choose several priorities. AI attracted the most selections. The organizations released their 2026 Security … Read more

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